All BBC articles – Page 377
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NewsTony Hall in staunch defence of public service broadcasting
Tony Hall has defended the role of public service broadcasting and admitted that he feels under attack from the media and Westminster.
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NewsChannel 4 in talks to land BDO Darts
Channel 4 is in talks to land the BDO World Professional Darts Championships following the BBC’s decision to walk away from the Lakeside tournament after 38 years.
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NewsContent sells World's Secret Agent to US
US subscription VoD service Acorn TV has picked up the rights to World Productions’ forthcoming BBC1 drama The Secret Agent.
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NewsCuckoo to return for another two series
BBC3 comedy Cuckoo is to return for another two series.
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NewsJack Thorne pens BBC's His Dark Materials adaptation
Triple Bafta-nominated screenwriter Jack Thorne has been unveiled as the writer behind the BBC1 adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials.
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NewsTeletubbies re-boot secures second run
Canadian company DHX Media and CBeebies are developing a second series of Darrall Macqueen’s re-booted kids show Teletubbies.
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NewsAll3 sells Irish series to Amazon & BBC
The BBC and Amazon have acquired Irish soap Red Rock after striking a deal with All3Media International.
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NewsPolly Hill on brink of shock ITV move
BBC drama controller Polly Hill is on the brink of a shock move to ITV, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsNatural history chief exits BBC
The BBC’s first female Natural History Unit (NHU) boss Wendy Darke has become the latest BBC Studios board member to leave the corporation.
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RatingsTwo Doors Down opens with 1.3m
FRIDAY: BBC2 sitcom Two Doors Down returned for a full series with around half the audience who tuned in for its BBC1 debut on New Year’s Eve 2014.
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Behind The ScenesUndercover, BBC1
Key scenes finally clicked once we changed continent last-minute, says producer Richard Stokes - while director James Hawes battled to make a riot look real.
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Behind The ScenesLife In The Air, BBC1
Capturing animals in flight in some of the world’s toughest locations required some unorthodox kit, says Simon Bell
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RatingsLine Of Duty hits record high
THURSDAY: Line Of Duty won the 9pm slot after arresting its best overnight audience to date.
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VideoVIDEO: Top Gear launch trailer, BBC2
The first teaser trailer all-new Top Gear, coming this May.
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NewsBBC1 resurrects Animal Park
Remarkable Television’s Animal Park is returning to BBC1 after a seven-year hiatus to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first drive-through safari park.
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RatingsBake Off spin-off sweet for BBC2
TUESDAY: Bake Off: Crème de la Crème became BBC2’s highest-rated show since Jeremy Clarkson’s final Top Gear in June.
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NewsBBC3 lands heavyweight Anthony Joshua access
Gary Lineker’s indie Goalhanger Films has been following British boxer Anthony Joshua for a year and will detail his preparations for a world heavyweight title fight in a series of shorts for BBC3.
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NewsMPs call to ‘mutualise’ BBC
MPs Gareth Thomas and Steve Baker have called for the BBC to be restructured as a mutual organisation in which TV licence-holders elect its board.
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NewsWolf Hall leads hunt for Bafta
Wolf Hall is leading the pack in the hunt for a Bafta television award, but the academy has snubbed Catastrophe in its Scripted Comedy category.
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VideoVIDEO: Murdered By My Father, BBC3
In-house factual-based drama explores the ‘honour’ killing of a teenager